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Anxiety in Pregnancy and Length of Gestation: Findings From the Healthy Babies Before Birth Study [PDF]
This study examined covariance among four anxiety or distress measures at two times in pregnancy and tested joint and individual effects on gestational length.
Subjective Social Status and Allostatic Load in Mothers 1 Year After Birth [PDF]
This study provides further evidence that subjective social status captures a unique dimension of social standing with important health implications independent from objective indices of socioeconomic status.
Moving Research on Health and Close Relationships Forward — A Challenge and an Obligation: Introduction to the Special Issue [PDF]
This foreword notes the distinct domains and independent histories of relationship science and health psychology and calls for further thorough integration within the broader context of team science.
Close Family Relationships and Health
Special issue of the APA journal American Psychologist, Vol. 72, No. 6, September 2017. The articles focus on interpersonal mechanisms, cultural specificity, personality and emotion regulation, couples dynamics in chronic disease, and the biological mechanisms involved in linking relationships to health outcomes.
